Be part of our dream to having a second artificial field hockey pitch in Kenya.
The Sailors Hockey Team was founded in November 2014 and is working to change levels of field hockey in Kenya as well as change lives through mentor-ship, bridging the gape between fresh graduates and job market as well as sourcing for funds for scholarship for talented, but need hockey players in order to help them achieve what matters to them in life.
We have managed to partner with two: clubs Sikh Union club in Nairobi Kenya and Hurley club in Amsterdam in the Netherlands. Through this partnership Hurley club donated to us a second hand astro turf which through well-wishers was transported from Amsterdam to Nairobi Kenya and we are in the process of laying a second modern pitch in the Kenya while Sikh Union club provided the ground where the pitch would be laid. Kenya currently have only one astro turf pitch and most clubs are either playing on clay court or grass court. As at today the construction of the astro turf has stopped due to luck of funds owing the current situation with our parent sponsor Chase Bank Kenya which is in receivership hence suspended the sponsorship. It is in this regards that we appeal to well-wishers to support us and enable the team realise its dream of owning a standard modern pitch.
We also have a youth development program that runs during school holidays for kids under the age of 18 years though this program is still at its embryo stage and it has not kicked off well because of financial constraints. This is one of our pillar programs and we want to put more focus to develop it and with the pitch in place we shall teach the kids the right techniques as well as save on cost of hiring a venue every time we have our youth program.
Hockey being the 5th most popular sport in Kenya and it has the potential of promoting any social impact programs such as youth empowerment or even brand and marketing tool through the several marketing options .
Kenya is one of the few African countries that has played hockey at the highest levels in world hockey in the 80’s and 90’s. In the recent years the development of hockey as a sport has however deteriorated. This is because of the challenges that the sports has faced such as lack of infrastructure and facilities to support the sport, lack of government commitment to provide a stable structure for development of the youth and talented teams and players like the Sailors hockey team.
Sailors hockey team was started in November 2014. Several milestones have been achieved since the team was started;
1. Winners in Nairobi Hero’s tournament.
2. Debutants and winners of the Kenya National Men’s League with a record of unbeaten throughout the season. We won all our 18 games to the finals.
3. This performance saw the side promoted to the National Men’s Premier League in 2016 where we finished 3rd and we also pride of our captain being the National team captain too.
4. We also started a ladies team ‘Amira Sailors’ in 2016 which managed to register 3rd position in their first attempt the in the Kenya National Women’s League and also produced three players to the ladies National team which represented the country in League one championship in Accra, Ghana. Ladies are currently placed 3rd position in the league
5. A number of the team members have secured jobs in the team and the aim is to help these youthful people secure employment in different areas of their specialization since they have all studied different courses. This shows the level of integrity of this group of talented youth since they are capable of handling both their talent and also pursue their career.
Your financial support, in any amount, will be an investment into the teams future and GREATLY appreciated.
Thank you for your consideration,
Collins Asimba,
Founder Sailors hockey.
